Friday, May 8, 2015

I needed a small desk to put in the corner of my bedroom, nothing big, just something large enough to hold my laptop and tablet.This is the space I had to play.Oh, did I mention I didn't want to spend money on anything? So, I did what I do best, walked around the house looking for something I could reuse.

BEFORESome years ago I painted this desk in my sitting area (then called computer room)you can read more here.

NOW

I liked the change but had since gotten rid of the desktop and my little TV

Here's the AFTERNothing fancy, I wanted to keep it on par with the furniture in my room.

I needed a shelf so I rounded up some tension rods I had laying around and confiscated a small piece of wood from a friend. The wood had a few knotholes, but I figured, what the heck, it would add character :-)

Monday, April 13, 2015

How many of us have baskets that we love throwing shoes into. I have tons of baskets used for multiple purposes but I wanted to designate one basket especially for shoes. So, with the extra ceiling fan blades lying around I decided why not.

I found this picture online and it became my inspiration for my basket

Following are pics, fairly easy, on how I did it. I started with a ceiling fan blade (with the holes puttied) and a print out.

I added the picture and print to some diluted coffee to age it. I let it in for about 15 minutes, but I probably should have left it soaking for longer.

Make sure to ball it up if you want that wrinkled affect.

By this time I had already painted my ceiling fan blades, sorry no pictures. I then glued the paper onto the painted blades using Mod Podge and once dried I brush over it.

I wasn't sure where I wanted to hang the sign, so initially I just sort of sat it on top of the basket

Monday, March 9, 2015

Here's a welcome sign I made for a special friend that I wanted to share. You can see one made earlier here.It started from a ceiling fan blade; I had already puttied the holes.

Sorry, it appears I'm really bad at taking pictures. I first painted it with a Mauve chalk style paint. After drying I lightly topped it with Driftwood. Once dried I distressed it slightly and then dry brushed it with Burnt Umber. For protection I used Minwax.

Below is the finished product

FRONT

BACK

I used dry plants and then wrapped with twine, for additional support. Gives a nice rustic look.

I found this beautiful burlap bird and nest at the fabric store

BEFORE (a plain ceiling fan blade)

AFTER A chirpy way to welcome someone into your home.

Oh, the things you can create from a ceiling fan blade...LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!